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出师未捷身先死
chū shī wèi jié shēn xiān sǐ
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Definitions
- 1. \he failed to complete his quest before death\ (line from the poem \The Premier of Shu\ 蜀相[shǔ xiàng] by Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ])